David ÄŒerny´s pink tank is back:)
A huge Soviet tank, a memorial to the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945, used to stand at a 5-metre pedestal, its barrel menacingly pointing at a tram stop. Until one morning, in the spring of 1991, locals woke up and could not believe their eyes. The tank had turned pink overnight.
The enfant terrible of Czech visual art, David ÄŒerný, was only 23 when he covered the green tank in pink paint making it look rather like piece of candy. But his act was seen by many as an outrage against the Soviet liberators of Prague.

More than a symbol of the liberation of Prague by the Red Army in May 1945, for many Czechs the tank became a reminder of the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Of course, the Czechoslovak Army would have no such nonsense as a pink tank, so three days later soldiers arrived with buckets of paint and gave the tank a new green coat. Ten days after that a group of supportes repainted it pink again:).
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very interesting.....thanks for the cool info,.... MARETKA88 · 2011-06-23: 12:31

What a great story of the Czech spirit and daring! I love the story and I love the pink tank! What a cool image!!! Thanks Marie!!! danrav · 2011-06-23: 12:34

Nice colours Thanks for informations helys · 2011-06-23: 13:48

well said and very nice images marie! thanks a lot for sharing it! best regards , rob blackhawk1552 · 2011-06-23: 14:38

Those Czechs again.....! Well done Marie. honzicek · 2011-06-23: 14:44

Lol, what a wonderful story! :-) girafferacing · 2011-06-23: 14:52

Interesting story !! nice shot !! finbarr · 2011-06-23: 17:33

Fascinating story and great pink tank! liveandletlive · 2011-06-23: 22:08

very interesting.....great reportage!! Davorka · 2011-06-24: 02:50

So interesting, Marie! ????? · 2011-06-24: 07:11

Cool! MySmallWorld · 2011-06-24: 07:22

The Pink Army! - doesn't quite have the same menace. jenkija · 2011-06-24: 08:29

The red is fading.... now it's already pink. That's good and a genial idea! Unchained · 2011-07-03: 11:46